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Panel approves study of nonemergency medical transport reimbursements amid funding and conflict concerns
Summary
House Bill 2584 authorizes AHCCCS/ACCESS to receive industry funds to hire an independent consultant to study NEMT reimbursement rates; supporters said industry funding avoids general-fund cost, while one senator expressed concern about industry paying for a government study.
The Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 25 84, which would allow Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and the ACCESS program to receive monies from nonemergency medical transport (NEMT) providers to contract with an independent firm to study current reimbursement rates and provider costs.
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